St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-30

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1t is said in Ottawa that Sir Alexander
Campbell is going to Newfoundland to en-
deavOr to induce that colony to join the
Canadian confederation. The new govern
ment of Newfoundland is said to favor the
| project.
John G. Walker, of Texas, has been offered
and accepted the position of consul general
and secretary Of legation at BOgota, vice V.
q. King, resigned.
Rev. Father Adrian Rouquette, the fa-
nous missionary of the ChOctaws, has died
IN New Orleans aged seventy-fOur years.
He was born in New Orleans, completed his
studies in Philadelphia, and was ordained
priest by Archbishop Blanc in New Orleans
nearly forty years age. He labored for the
evangelization Of the Indians in Louisiana,
and was pastor Of the ChOctaw Church in st.
lanmany parish. Father ROuquette be-
sides the classical languages, possessed a thor
ough knowledge of French English, Italian,
Spanish and Choctaw.
Jay Cooke, a banker and broker of Wash
lngton, son of Ex-Governor Henry d. Cooke
and nephew of Jay Cooke, formerly banker
IN Philadelphia, died recently in George
town, d. c.
Judge Noonan, at St. Louis, has decided
that playing baseball was not violation of
the Sunday laws, and President Won der
Ahe, otthe st. Louis Browns was discharged.
Games will be played in that city on Sun
day by the American Association, as hereto
fore
Ihe Treasury Department decides that
there Is nothing in the contract labor law
10 prevent American citizens who may re-
side IN Canada, from engaging in labor in
the United States'
The National Educational Convention at
Chicago adopted resolutions favoring ma
tlonal aid to education and recommending
to the State Legislatures the adoption of
laws requiring instruction to be given in all
public schools in physiology and hygiene,
with special reference to the injurious effect
upon the human system of alcohol and
narcotics; suppressng the publication and
sale of impure literature; forbidding the
sale OF tobacco to youth. The following
officers were elected: President, Aaron
Grove, Of Colorado; secretary, James H.
Garfield, Of Kansas; treasurer Edwin C.
Hewitt, of Illinois.
The St. Lawrence Sugar Refinery, in Mon
treal, has been burned Four dwellings ad-
joining were also destroyed A man named
Moore was killed by falling from fire escape
OF the refinery, and another man jumped
from window and broke his legs. The loss
is estimated at 100000; partly insured.
A fire in Baltimore destroyed the Mary
land ~,
warehouses owned by Enoch Pratt, and oc
cupied by the Gambrill Manufacturing Com
pany for the storage of wheat, flour and
barrels. The roller -four mill of the Gambrill
Company was partially destroyed. The total
loss is estimated at S2500O0, of which $500
900 falls on the Gambrill Company.
A fire at Plymouth, Wis, destroyed a hotel,
railway depot, two elevators and four ware
houses, causing loss of $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
An old cotton press in Mobile was dam
aged by fire. and Mrs. Smith, wife of the
Waterman, who remained in the building to
get some money, perished IN the flames.
The hotel at Norris geyser basin, in the
Yellowstone National Park, has been burned. |
Most of the furniture was saved. The lossis
$4,000.
The subterranean fire started from
drivers lamp in the Standard mines, at
Mount Pleasant, Pa, nearly year ago, has |
been extinguished after causing a loss of |
nearly 100000
A fire in the New England Shipbuilding
Company's yard at Bath, Me-, destroyed |
three hulls on the stocks damaged the bark
entine William H. Dietz, of Philadelphia, on
the railway, and destroyed the Office oakum
shop and blacksmith shop with quantity
of timber Loss, 100000; insurance, S25, 600.
The explosion of an oil can in the house of
J. D. Smith, at Latrobe, Pa. fatally burned
a young son Of Mr.. Smith. and two colored
boys.
Three children of August Williamson, aged
eight, ten and twelve years, while
playing with firecrackers at Mount Pleasant.
Wis, exploded a box of powder near by.
The youngest child was killed, but the others
are expected to recover.
Bernard J. Michenfelder, son of wealthy
brewer, has died in Detroit of hydrophobia.
He was bitten by pet dog five weeks ago.
Lie ldsSSt lCPO bIS lulSllOl
If Africa by traders show that Emin Bey was
n good health in March, and was project
ng an expedition to explore the kakibbi
liver, an immense stream which he discov-
red in September rising in the Usongora
and flowing into the southern
'art of Lake Victoria Nyanza. He proposed
hat this, his third expedition, should occupy
hree months 1t is thought that he may
meet the Stanley expedition in Usongora.
dwanga still refused to grant Emin permis-
ion to leave the country, but he permitted
messengers to obtain supplies for the expedi-
ion. Emin had not heard of Stanleys mis-
ion. The British and Italian messengers
Who were sent to informlEmin of the expe-
ition were met in May at point northwest
# the Victoria Nyanza by some of the
raiders who have just arrived at Zanzibar.
he messengers had just been releasedLby
ling kassikki
AT Oil City, Pa, John McNierney, being
runk, beat his wife to death, fatally shot
is son John, aged twenty-one years, for IN
erfering in behalf of his mother, and fatally
'ounded policeman named James, who
led to arrest the murderer The other
olicemen succeeded inTcapturing McNier-
ey, after wounding him in the back